Mississippi State House Clerk Andrew Ketchings told reporters Bilbo statue’s presence had been bothered him for years “because of everything he stood for.” The location of a missing bronze statue of early-20th century Mississippi Gov. Theodore Bilbo — a notorious white supremacist — was revealed last week. Mississippi State House Clerk Andrew Ketchings told reporters…
The incident occurred Sunday morning on board an aircraft bound for Houston NFL free agent Adrian Peterson was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport following a domestic dispute with his wife Ashley. The incident occurred Sunday morning on board an aircraft bound for Houston. ESPN reports that the plane had left the gate but…
Sha’Carri Richardson’s burgeoning track and field career was trampled over last year after testing positive for marijuana use ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, resulting in her disqualification from the quadrennial sporting event. Yet, a similar incident occurred earlier this month involving Russian player Kamila Valieva. However, the figure skater was permitted to compete. Now…
Guyton was misidentified as Aiko by NBC during the Super Bowl pre-game performance of ‘America the Beautiful.’ Country singer Mickey Guyton and R&B singer Jhene Aiko were both tapped to perform at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, but their moment was nearly tainted by a gaffe by NBC. During Aiko’s performance of “America the Beautiful,”…
The rapper made a surprise appearance performing his signature hit, “In Da Club,” which featured an upside-down entrance fans are still posting about In a tribute to hip hop, the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday night was a major event that brought everyone together on social media. While Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar,…
A viral post calling for Black women to come to Kanye West’s rescue once again raises questions about why we’re always expected to save everyone but ourselves. This past weekend was another a busy one for Kanye West. In his ongoing war against soon-to-be-ex-wife Kim Kardashian-West and her new beau Pete Davidson, he took to…
On Instagram Sunday, Scott wrote: “I can imagine us the night before Valentine’s Day filling out cards to hand to your classmates.” Model Alyssa Scott shared a public message chronicling her grief since the loss of her infant son, Zen, the child she had with talk show host Nick Cannon. On Instagram Sunday, Scott wrote,…
The deal will see her production company, Garcelle Beauvais Productions, producing projects across multiple platforms for NBCUniversal Congratulations are in order for Garcelle Beauvais. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and host of The Real has officially signed a first-look deal with NBCUniversal, per Deadline. The exciting deal is through her production company, Garcelle…
EXCLUSIVE: The Environmental Protection Agency’s first Black administrator attempts to deliver on promise of a lead-free America. Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver has a message for the powers that be. While political pundits read the tea leaves to predict who will be the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Joe…
“It’s not a requirement of law,” President Biden told NBC’s Lester Holt, “but it’s a requirement, I think, of just some generic decency.” In an interview before the start of Super Bowl LVI, President Joe Biden criticized the paucity of Black head coaches in the National Football League, where nearly 60% of the players are…
